Situation tense in Bareilly, more areas under curfew

More areas of the city have been brought under curfew as situation continued to be tense in localities which witnessed communal violence, official sources said here on Saturday.

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PTI

March 13, 2010

UPDATED: March 13, 2010 13:19 IST

More areas of the city have been brought under curfew as situation continued to be tense in localities which witnessed communal violence, official sources said here on Saturday.

"After largescale violence in which nearly 20 people, including an SP and some other policemen were injured, curfew has been extended to Subhash Nagar police station area. The situation is tense but under control," they said.

With this, curfew has been imposed in five police station areas of the city.

Protesting against release of Sunni cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan arrested on charges of inciting a mob resulting in communal clashes, members of a community indulged in arson and brick-batting in Sanjay Nagar and Subhash Nagar localities on Friday.

Several shops and vehicles were torched by the mob which also opened fire at a number of places in the city following which heavy force has been deployed through the district to avert further trouble.

"Fresh reinforcement is being sent to the trouble-hit areas of the city to control the situation," the sources said.